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Bencoolen Street is a

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that starts at the junction of Rochor Road, Rochor Canal Road and

Jalan Besar Jalan Besar (; literally "Large Road" in Malay, but taken to mean "Main Road") is a one-way road in Singapore, connecting Lavender Street in Kallang and Rochor Canal Road in Rochor Rochor is a Planning Areas of Singapore, planning area locate ...

and ends at the junction of

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, Stamford Road and

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. The street houses several

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s including

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and

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. A number of

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s and

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s exist, namely Summer View Hotel,

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, Strand Hotel,

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and Somerset Bencoolen. It is accessible via

Bencoolen MRT station Bencoolen MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Downtown Line (DTL) in Singapore. It is located at the boundary of Rochor and Museum planning areas. Situated under Bencoolen Street, the station serves primarily ...

which is located under Bencoolen Street itself.

References

*''Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2004)'', Toponymics A Study of Singapore Street Names, Eastern University Press, '' Roads in Singapore Museum Planning Area Rochor {{Singapore-road-stub